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My Great Grandfather Mark Crouch ran a greengrocers shop from the front room of his thatched cottage in East Street from 1899-1934 and then after he died his wife Annie continued as a ...Read more

A memory of Westbourne in 1890 by Ruth Hooper

I have a death notice for Ann Fraser, beloved wife of John Fraser who died Sat. November 10, 1894 at age 44. Interment at Harrington Church, on Wednesday, leaving Rose Hill at 2:30. I believe this is my ...Read more

A memory of Harrington in 1890 by Jim Buchanan

Bristol's Cabot's Tower, and the penny pinching Council. Bristol's most prominent land mark, the Cabot Tower, was 100 years old in 1998. But the official opening was marked by a disastrous fire, a confidence trick and some ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1890 by Paul Townsend

My Grandfather William Hazell came from Pentlow and was a legend in our family. the rest of his family spelled their name Hasell and there seem to be many in Pentlow going back to the 1700s. Grandfather William found himself in Pentlow and ...Read more

A memory of Pentlow in 1890 by Keith Hazell

My Great, Great Great Grandfather, William Booth, used to push a cart up and down the streets of Clayton le Moors with his son John Booth, selling shellfish. He was known as 'Muscle Bill' and his son, 'Oyster Jack'. (This is ...Read more

A memory of Clayton-Le-Moors in 1890 by Donna Cooper

On my grandmothers birth certificate in 1894 it states that her mother was called Isabella Green-Kaye and the address is 132 Mercer Street, Newton-Le-Willows. In the 1901 census it states that Marjorie lived with Charles & Sarah ...Read more

A memory of Newton-le-Willows in 1890 by Daryl Selbie

Parc Slip Exposion – 26th August 1892 and-My memories of home life and school On the morning of Friday the 26th August 1892 an explosion occurred at Parc Slip Colliery, The Fountain, ...Read more

A memory of Aberkenfig in 1890 by Catherine Delahay

This view shows my house. It is the one at this end of Springfield Terrace - you can see a number of the terrace chimneys peeping out over the top of the hill to the left. We overlook the River Torridge. You can see the old medieval ...Read more

A memory of Bideford in 1890 by Terence Sackett